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Why is it “the playoffs” in NFL but “the playoff” in college?

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cracking striped hyena
  12/08/25
why do you fart cum from your asshole?
disgusting chestnut property double fault
  12/08/25
because there is no super bowl in college
alcoholic ladyboy
  12/08/25
i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pr...
Trip Silver Sandwich Church
  12/08/25
I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league...
Passionate corn cake senate
  12/08/25
* footballs playoff
Trip Silver Sandwich Church
  12/08/25
playsoff
Hot medicated fortuitous meteor
  12/08/25
I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word i...
cobalt school
  12/08/25
rofl it's my kind of autistic thread. is OP an ironside p...
Trip Silver Sandwich Church
  12/08/25
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Fishy Potus Mad-dog Skullcap
  12/09/25
Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round...
bearded ungodly institution crotch
  12/08/25
>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one r...
Trip Silver Sandwich Church
  12/08/25
good answer.
Laughsome casino idea he suggested
  12/08/25
it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i m...
Trip Silver Sandwich Church
  12/08/25
the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. ...
Laughsome casino idea he suggested
  12/08/25
yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling...
Trip Silver Sandwich Church
  12/08/25
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cracking striped hyena
  12/08/25
why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in ...
fiercely-loyal bateful azn plaza
  12/08/25
* war we play offense and war
Trip Silver Sandwich Church
  12/08/25
yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.
fiercely-loyal bateful azn plaza
  12/08/25
lol maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such tha...
Trip Silver Sandwich Church
  12/08/25
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heady national security agency crackhouse
  12/08/25
It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff&qu...
Olive parlor
  12/08/25
you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" i...
Trip Silver Sandwich Church
  12/08/25
College footballs playoff, actually.
deranged juggernaut hissy fit
  12/08/25
already said above, asshole https://xoxohth.com/thread.ph...
Trip Silver Sandwich Church
  12/08/25
each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "th...
Trip Silver Sandwich Church
  12/08/25
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cobalt school
  12/08/25
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Passionate corn cake senate
  12/09/25
Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament&r...
mahogany theater telephone
  12/13/25
Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since seas...
mahogany theater telephone
  12/13/25


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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:02 AM
Author: cracking striped hyena



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:33 AM
Author: disgusting chestnut property double fault

why do you fart cum from your asshole?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493231)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:22 AM
Author: alcoholic ladyboy

because there is no super bowl in college

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493211)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:29 AM
Author: Trip Silver Sandwich Church

i first thought you're on to something. indeed, the major pro sports all have specific names for their title game that is distinguished from the rest of the playoffs -- world series, super bowl, stanley cup finals, nba finals.

but i dont see this as compelling as to why it's called a playoffs vs a playoff. seems like it's just marketing / psychological because purists care about the regular season in cfb and playoffs sounds more destructive to the regular season.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493224)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:58 AM
Author: Passionate corn cake senate

I dunno, that makes sense in historical context. The league has not been unified that long.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493613)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:23 AM
Author: Trip Silver Sandwich Church

* footballs playoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493212)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: Hot medicated fortuitous meteor

playsoff

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493228)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:00 AM
Author: cobalt school

I was sure you made this thread until I saw that each word in the title wasn't capitalized

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493276)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:07 AM
Author: Trip Silver Sandwich Church

rofl it's my kind of autistic thread.

is OP an ironside pumo? has ironside been around in years?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493285)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Fishy Potus Mad-dog Skullcap



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:44 AM
Author: bearded ungodly institution crotch

Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round?

Is it the NFC playoff and the AFC playoff that combine to make the NFL playoffs?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493245)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:54 AM
Author: Trip Silver Sandwich Church

>Maybe a holdover from the 4 team where it was just one round

4 teams is still two rounds. one could say there's a playoff and a championship game, and not playoffS. but who knows

>Is it the NFC playoff and the AFC playoff that combine to make the NFL playoffs?

yes, this goes back to the NFL and AFL days. but if you apply this to the NBA or NHL, it doesnt work. each conference in the NFL has playoffs and its all playoffs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493266)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: Laughsome casino idea he suggested

good answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493268)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: Trip Silver Sandwich Church

it's a good attempt at an answer, but not a good answer. i mean, not shitting on him for trying to contribute scholarship and he spotted good issues, but neither issue he mentioned is compelling in the end.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493273)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:13 AM
Author: Laughsome casino idea he suggested

the holdover from the four-team era response is compelling. the national championship game was not considered a “round.” the initial conception was a (singular) playoff to make it to that game.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493298)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:19 AM
Author: Trip Silver Sandwich Church

yeah, when spelled out like this, it becomes more compelling.

the counterargument is still why the NCG isn't a round. the NCG was a still a playoff even under the BCS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493312)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: cracking striped hyena



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: fiercely-loyal bateful azn plaza

why is it duh-fence in every other context and DEE-fence in sport

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493272)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 9:59 AM
Author: Trip Silver Sandwich Church

* war

we play offense and war

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493274)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:02 AM
Author: fiercely-loyal bateful azn plaza

yeah but theres still stuff like self-defense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493418)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: Trip Silver Sandwich Church

lol

maybe it's related to the D-fence cheers and such that go on in sport.

is this just an american thing? how do faggy britcucks/canadacucks/aussiecucks pronounce it in the sport context?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493461)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:45 PM
Author: heady national security agency crackhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493838)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:21 AM
Author: Olive parlor

It is an anachronism. It was originally one "playoff" before the championship game. It is now multiple rounds of playoffs but the IP has been built up around "playoff" so it's going to stick.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493317)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 10:36 AM
Author: Trip Silver Sandwich Church

you sound oriental. only orientals speak of "IP" in this fashion.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493342)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:11 AM
Author: deranged juggernaut hissy fit

College footballs playoff, actually.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493466)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:19 AM
Author: Trip Silver Sandwich Church

already said above, asshole

https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&mc=22&forum_id=2#49493212

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493496)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: Trip Silver Sandwich Church

each game a "Playoff," and, collectively, "the Playoffs"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49493890)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 1:56 PM
Author: cobalt school



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49494083)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 1:26 PM
Author: Passionate corn cake senate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49496762)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:55 AM
Author: mahogany theater telephone

Clip from 1983 calling it the “Super Bowl tournament” wtf

https://x.com/bostonradio/status/1999504198224785592

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49506436)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: mahogany theater telephone

Nm, apparently it was just a strike related thing since season was 9 game and 16 teams made the playoffs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NFL_playoffs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5807769&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=4973486#49506437)